12489. Adulteration of Cheddar cheese.    U. S. v. Farmers Associated Industries,
Inc. (Collierville Dairy Products Co.).   Plea of nolo contendere.   Judg- 
ment of guilty.   Fine, $500.    (F. D. C. No. 22075.   Sample No. 49525-H.)
INFORMATION FILED : November 14,1947, Western District of Tennessee, against 
Farmers Associated Industries, Inc., a corporation, trading as the Collierville 
Dairy Products Co., Collierville, Tenn.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about September 1,1946, from the State of Tennessee 
into the State of Mississippi.
LABEL IN PART :   "Collierville   Cheddar Cheese."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted in 
part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of manure fragments, a 
hair fragment resembling rodent hair, insect fragments, and feather fragments; 
and, Section 402 (a) (4), it had been prepared and packed under insanitary 
conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth.
DISPOSITION: November 21, 1947. A plea of nolo contendere having been en- 
tered, the court found the defendant guilty and imposed a fine of $500.